Drapers' Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Drapers' Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,207 17% 40.1%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,071 20.3% 40.5%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,215 14.9% 42.8%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,224 16.2% 40.2%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,301 15.4% 37.8%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285 13.6% 40.2%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,098 18.4% 41.4%
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB
Secondary 1,186 19.1% 38.9%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,104 13.4% 39.2%
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,223 18.9% 38.4%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211 18.7% 37.8%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,184 17.4% 36.9%
Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU
Secondary 1,179 23.7% 41.2%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,181 17% 37.4%
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS
Secondary 1,157 20.8% 40.9%
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,181 20.6% 42.9%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,201 14.3% 40.4%
Ark Elvin Academy
London, HA9 7DU
Secondary 1,305 15.2% 39.4%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,304 13.9% 40.5%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279 16% 38.4%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152 12.4% 39.8%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187 14% 38.4%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,245 19.9% 42.6%
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211 18.8% 36.9%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,117 19.1% 40.1%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111 13.4% 40.1%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,149 19.6% 39.4%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,224 17.7% 41.4%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,232 16.5% 42.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Drapers' Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,207 Sign in to see
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG
Secondary 618
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,081
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Secondary 783
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,265
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,032
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,272
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA
Secondary 1,242
Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW
Secondary 794
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,297
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,149
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 1,052
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,050
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 833
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 783
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 939
Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ
Secondary 308
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094
St Michael's Catholic College
London, SE16 4UN
Secondary 962